| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with two coordinated nominal subjects, rash {רָשׁ | rāš} ‘poor person’ and veʾîš təkāḵîm {וְאִישׁ תְּכָכִים | wə-ʾîš təḵāḵîm} ‘a man of schemers’, with no overt copula. These are followed by the Nifal perfect niphgāšû {נִפְגָּשׁוּ | nip̄gāšû} ‘they met’, uniting social extremes. The Hifil participle mēʾîr {מֵאִיר | mēʾîr} ‘giving light’ and the construct phrase ʿênê šənêhem {עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם | ʿênê šənêhem} ‘the eyes of both of them’ form a result clause. Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} at the close functions as the agent, creating a chiastic emphasis: human encounter (A) leading to divine illumination (B). The word order heightens suspense and underscores that all insight originates from Yahweh. |